"Welcome to the Table, Sir"
A player in early position raised to 400 and saw Ted Shenefelt call on his direct left. Zach Gutierrez and Steve Wilkie also called in the hijack and cutoff, respectively, with the players on the button and in the big blind also coming along.
"Six players," said the dealer before spreading a flop of 
. The first five players checked, putting action onto the player on the button. He bet 800 and saw action quickly fold back to Wilkie, who was the last line of defense. Wilkie called.
The turn came 
and Wilkie put out a bet of 1,000. His opponent folded and he took down the pot, teasing 
as the chips were shipped his way.
"Welcome to the table, sir," said tablemate Jason Welch with a smile as Wilkie won the first hand he was dealt for the afternoon. "We're not that friendly to everyone, you know!" Welch added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
33,100
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
27,100
-2,900
|
-2,900 |
|
21,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
. Tanner folded and Gioia called.
, where Gioia checked again. The player on the button bet 3,000 and Gioia check-shoved for 10,700. The player on the button called.
completed the runout and the double was shipped his way, taking him back up to nearly starting stack after a slow start to the afternoon.
. Thomas Fuller checked in the big blind and Andrew Miller followed suit under the gun, putting action onto Mike Wheeler in the cutoff, who fired out a bet.
and the small blind checked. Shenefelt led out for 1,600 and everybody but the player on the button called, taking action four ways to the turn 
. Both the small blind and Shenefelt then checked, and WIlkie tossed out 5,000 onto the felt. Action folded back to Shenefelt, who gestured to the dealer with a hand wave that requested a spreading of the pot. The dealer complied.
and the big blind checked to Welch, who continuation-bet 1,000 and saw the cutoff fold. The big blind then called, taking action to the turn 
.